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Invasive African clawed frog Xenopus laevis in southern South America: key factors and predictions

Gabriel Lobos Center for Advanced Studies in Ecology & Biodiversity (CASEB), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Centro de Estudios de Vida Silvestre (CEVIS), Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, ChileCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pedro Cattan Centro de Estudios de Vida Silvestre (CEVIS), Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile; Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Cristian Estades Laboratorio Ecología de Vida Silvestre, Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Fabian M. Jaksic Center for Advanced Studies in Ecology & Biodiversity (CASEB), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Pages 1-12 | Received 22 Sep 2011, Accepted 25 Oct 2012, Published online: 19 Feb 2013

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Gabriel Lobos, Marco A. Mendez, Pedro Cattan & Fabián Jaksic. (2014) Low genetic diversity of the successful invasive African clawed frog Xenopus laevis (Pipidae) in Chile. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 49:1, pages 50-60.
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